{"id":1238,"date":"2017-06-25T23:54:24","date_gmt":"2017-06-25T21:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2018-05-17T22:46:44","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T20:46:44","slug":"word-study-shema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/06\/25\/word-study-shema\/","title":{"rendered":"Word study: Shema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1257\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/06\/25\/word-study-shema\/the_bible_project\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/the_bible_project.png?fit=479%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"479,170\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"the_bible_project\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/the_bible_project.png?fit=479%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/the_bible_project.png?resize=479%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Bible Project\" width=\"479\" height=\"170\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/the_bible_project.png?w=479&amp;ssl=1 479w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/the_bible_project.png?resize=300%2C106&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 479px) 85vw, 479px\" \/><br \/>\nSomeone in my congregation sent me a glowing commendation for <a href=\"https:\/\/thebibleproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Bible Project<\/a>, especially their video devoted to the first word of the ancient biblical prayer called \u201cThe Shema\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(Deuteronomy 6:4-5, NIVUK)<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6KQLOuIKaRA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>The whole Shema series is available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/thebibleproject.com\/explore\/shema-listen\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/thebibleproject.com\/explore\/shema-listen\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>About the series<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;For thousands of years Jewish people have daily prayed these words which summarize the Bible\u2019s call for faithfulness and devotion to God. We will explore all of the key words in this prayer and what they meant in their original language and historical context.&#8221; (https:\/\/thebibleproject.com\/product\/word-study-shema-listen-2\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Someone in my congregation sent me a glowing commendation for The Bible Project, especially their video devoted to the first word of the ancient biblical prayer called \u201cThe Shema\u201d. Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one. 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